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    Clearing the Attic and Other Poems
    Clearing the Attic and Other Poems
    Clearing the Attic and Other Poems
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    Clearing the Attic and Other Poems

    By Louis Gallo

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    “Louis Gallo is an astute observer, who auspiciously employs poetry as a vehicle to portray the manifold nature of the world he is capable to grasp with all his senses, taking the readers along on his sensory ventures. In Clearing the Attic, this prolific and energetic poet again proves he excels in his honest and masterful approach to longer forms.” - Kristina Kočan, Poet (Šara, 2008; Kolesa in murve, 2014; Šivje, 2018) Slovenia

    “Louis Gallo’s poems are always beautifully crafted yet accessible. They are savvy yet heartfelt, ironic but wistfully so.” - Gail Howard, poetry editor, Thema Magazine

    “...But reliant as he is on such colossi of often abstract, complex ideas, his poems first and foremost are always anchored with keen wit in the grit and gristle of a living world, one Gallo clearly finds both intoxicating and erotic. ..” - Randall R. Freisinger, author of Plato’s Breath, winner of the May Swenson Poetry Prize, Utah State University Press

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAdelaide Books Publishers
    Release dateMar 31, 2020
    ISBN9781952570049
    Clearing the Attic and Other Poems
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    Louis Gallo

    Louis Gallo is the founding editor of the now-defunct journals, The Barataria Review and Books: A New Orleans Review. His work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize several times. He is the recipient of a NEA grant for fiction. He teaches at Radford University in Radford, Virginia.

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